“In one breath, New York’s hostile and shameless greed was laid for the world to see.”
—Matthew Pagels, Seneca Nation president, on the state’s move to earmark payments by the tribe for a new Buffalo Bills stadium
“I think it’s laughable that we play—I don’t know—4,000 college basketball games, and none of them would be fixed. I just don’t think that’s realistic.”
—John Holden, Oklahoma State University assistant professor, who believes integrity monitors catch some—but not all—low-level match-fixing in sports
“Casinos are veritable cesspits of dishonesty, tax evasion, junkets and money laundering.”
—Rob Stokes, New South Wales transport minister, on the latest Australian casino scandal, this one involving alleged money laundering at Star Sydney
“From a recruitment perspective, March Madness is one of our tentpoles. March Madness bettors have shown themselves to be high-quality bettors.”
—Adam Greenblatt, CEO, BetMGM, on the value of March Madness to sportsbooks
“The first four days of the tournament, we saw more bets than during the Super Bowl.”
—Mike Raffensperger, FanDuel chief marketing officer on March Madness betting volume
